Rabia Noureen

Microsoft has announced this morning a slew of new features for its Intune Suite to enhance the security of Windows endpoints. Updates include enhanced capabilities for Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM), Enterprise Application Management, and Remote Help. Microsoft Intune EPM supports a Zero Trust security model by allowing a broad user base to operate with the…

At the Secure 2025 cybersecurity conference, Microsoft announced a range of updates for its Defender XDR platform, aiming to enhance threat detection and response. The first new AI-powered feature that the company highlighted today is the new Microsoft Security Copilot Phishing Triage Agent in the Defender Portal. According to Microsoft, 90 percent of the emails…

Microsoft has announced new AI-driven security updates to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats in the AI era. These enhancements strengthen identity risk management, refine security policies, and fortify AI applications against evolving cyber risks. Microsoft’s recent research study has found that 84% of identity and network security leaders expect that employees will use…

Microsoft is gearing up to make security operations more seamless with a major upgrade to Microsoft Sentinel this spring. The company detailed new multi-tenant and multi-workspace capabilities that will become generally available in the unified SecOps platform in May. First off, Microsoft highlighted several new capabilities that will be available for Sentinel customers through the…

Microsoft has announced several new security features for its Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution. The company will soon extend Microsoft Purview data security capabilities to the network and the Microsoft Edge for Business browser. Inline data discovery for the network Microsoft Purview DLP now integrates with the secure service edge (SASE) solution. SASE is…

IDC Research has found that the majority of organizations plan to invest in AI PCs this year, anticipating a significant boost in workplace efficiency. IT decision-makers see these advanced systems as key to enhancing employee productivity in enterprise environments. A new IDC study, conducted on behalf of AMD, predicts a significant surge in AI PC…

Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has discovered a critical Windows vulnerability that is actively being exploited by state-sponsored hacking groups. Cyber attackers from North Korea, Russia, China, and Iran are leveraging this flaw to infiltrate systems and conduct espionage. How does the Windows shortcut vulnerability work? According to a new report from Trend Micro,…

Microsoft is strengthening email security in Defender for Office 365 by improving how it handles non-RFC-compliant sender addresses. These changes aim to prevent email spoofing, phishing, and impersonation attacks. What are non-RFC compliant emails? Non-RFC-compliant P2Sender addresses are email sender addresses that fail to meet the formatting standards set by Request for Comments (RFC) documents….

Microsoft has introduced new security tools in Windows Admin Center to help IT administrators manage and protect their servers more effectively. The update includes Silicon Assisted Security, Windows LAPS, and OSConfig, which provide better security monitoring, password management, and configuration control. Windows Admin Center is a web-based management tool that allows administrators to manage Windows…

Cybersecurity experts have sounded the alarm on a new hacking campaign where cybercriminals use fake Adobe and DocuSign OAuth apps to steal Microsoft 365 credentials and spread malware. First discovered by Proofpoint researchers, this campaign was detailed in a thread on X, exposing how attackers exploit trusted platforms to deceive users. According to Proofpoint’s Threat…

Microsoft has announced several new capabilities for Microsoft Teams at its Enterprise Connect 2025 Conference to help businesses boost productivity in a hybrid work environment. This time around, the company highlighted enhancements for chat and collaboration, meetings, Teams Phone, Teams Rooms, security, and much more. New chat and collaboration capabilities First off, Microsoft Teams has…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a supply chain attack targeting the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action, a widely used open-source tool relied upon by over 23,000 organizations. This breach raises serious security concerns, potentially exposing sensitive development workflows to malicious actors. GitHub Actions is a feature that allows developers to automate their software development workflows directly in their…